Ask the Scholar

{
    "localId": "159646930",
    "label": "Volume 2, 1844-1853",
    "core": "doc",
    "dtoType": "document",
    "citationUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/159646930"
}

{
    "id": "159646930",
    "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/159646930",
    "contentType": "document",
    "title": "Volume 2, 1844-1853",
    "citationUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/159646930",
    "collections": [
        "Naturalization Records of Non-Federal Courts in Connecticut",
        "Records of Declarations of Intention and Naturalization Petitions Filed"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/partnerships-0002/18-0177_US-MA/18-0177_US-MA_12/18-0177_US-MA_-4532648-CTN-Records-of-Declarations-of-Inten-1844-1853/18-0177_US-MA_-4532648-CTN-Records-of-Declarations-of-Inten-1844-1853_00001.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/partnerships-0002/18-0177_US-MA/18-0177_US-MA_12/18-0177_US-MA_-4532648-CTN-Records-of-Declarations-of-Inten-1844-1853/18-0177_US-MA_-4532648-CTN-Records-of-Declarations-of-Inten-1844-1853_00001.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/partnerships-0002/18-0177_US-MA/18-0177_US-MA_12/18-0177_US-MA_-4532648-CTN-Records-of-Declarations-of-Inten-1844-1853/18-0177_US-MA_-4532648-CTN-Records-of-Declarations-of-Inten-1844-1853_00001.jpg",
    "imageCount": 557,
    "hasImages": true,
    "source": "import",
    "hasTranscription": false
}

{
    "url": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/159646930",
    "naId": 159646930,
    "levelOfDescription": "fileUnit",
    "onlineResources": [
        {
            "description": "FamilySearch",
            "note": "This file was scanned as part of a collaboration effort between FamilySearch and the National Archives.",
            "url": "https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bkeywords%3A4532648%20%2Bkeywords%3ANational%20%2Bkeywords%3AArchives"
        }
    ],
    "recordType": "description",
    "ocrSource": "nara-archive"
}

{
    "seq": 303,
    "pageIndex": 0,
    "type": "photo",
    "url": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/partnerships-0002/18-0177_US-MA/18-0177_US-MA_12/18-0177_US-MA_-4532648-CTN-Records-of-Declarations-of-Inten-1844-1853/18-0177_US-MA_-4532648-CTN-Records-of-Declarations-of-Inten-1844-1853_00303.jpg",
    "mediaId": "ee75c5a47a92f8f0",
    "ocrText": "274\nStates of Amerita, State of\nAta correcty\nCourt, holden in and for the County of New Haven, on the 32\ntrues of march\nday\nA. D. 185/.\nBE IT REMEMBERED, That on the\n511\nof new Haves. said County\nday of Africal in said year Damiel\nappeared before said Court, the same being a Court of Record, with Common Law Jurisdiction, a Clerk and a Seal, and made\napplication to said Court to become a Citizen of the United States: And upon examination first had, it being made to appear,\nand this Court having found to their satisfaction that the said Daniel O. neil\nis a free white male\nperson of lawful age, an alien and a subject of Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,\nthat he is now of the age of\nQ3\nyears, that he was born in Ireland\nin said\nKingdom, that he has resided in the United States constantly for more than five years last past, and in said State of Connecti-\ncut for more than one year last past, and that he has during all said time behaved himself as a good citizen, has a good moral\ncharacter, and is attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and well disposed to the good order\nand\nof the same. It also appearing to this Court that said Dancel Oneil\ndid pursuant\nto the happiness lawnef the United States, appear before the arrived withe Recieted Haterol\nand he tincied side therein there licktreets\nAmerica before a Having to the age\nand he now here oath declared that for there\npast it has leave and would\nCourt-within-ent-for\non the\nday of\nA. D. 18 the suttre being a Court of Record with Common Low Jurisdiction, # Clerk and a Seal and on Oath did declare\n,\nthat it was bona fide his intention to become a citizen of the United States, and to renounce all allegiance and fidelity forever\nto every foreign Prince, Potentate, State and Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom\nof Great Britain and Ireland,\nas\nby the Records of said Court appear. And the said Damie Oneil\nnow here\nin this Court declares on Oath, that he doth absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every for-\neign Prince, Potentate, State and Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great\nBritain and Ireland,\nof whom he is now a subject, and he also declares on Oath, that he will support the Constitution of the United States of Amer-\nica.\nWherefore the said is hereby, by this Court, admitted and declared\nto be a Citizen of the United States of America.\nSTATK OB CONNECTIOUT\nss.\nCOUNTY OF NEW HAVEN:\nBE IT REMEMBERED, That on the\nday of november\nA. D. 1850,\nbefore\nthe\nare\nCourt, within and for said County, having Common Law Jurisdiction, with a Clerk and a\nSeal, personally appeared,\nof\nDerby\ngrown bodd\nin said County, who was born in Iraland\naged about\n26\nyears, and on Oath did declare that it was bona fide his intention to become a\nOITIZIEN OF THE UNITED STATES, and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign\nPrince, Potentate, State and Sovereignty whatever-and particularly to Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great\nBritain and Ireland,\nof whom he is now a subject.\nIn Testimony Whereof, I, Robine.Osborn\nClerk of said Court, have hereunto set my\nhand and the Seal of said Court, the day and year aforesaid.\nClerk."
}